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he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created a lecture for herblock. a big award for a cartoonist. the senator spoke to was. all kinds of wonderful lecturers giving awards. we also thought about creating a book to show people what herblock did. that was the background for this effort. it is a collaborative effort on the part of the foundation. i did the writing on the narrative and tried to put it into context. i am very proud of this book. really proud of it. if you look at it, this is a piece of history. you look at the range of herblock, he would be 100 years old now but his career as a cartoonist started with the crash in
he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created...
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he also served as superintendent of the washington, d.c. political system from 1996 to 1998. for more information, visit usni.org. ..
he also served as superintendent of the washington, d.c. political system from 1996 to 1998. for more information, visit usni.org. ..
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it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation required the school be closed. on the positive side however, we recruited partners for all of our 160 plus schools, partners being mom and pop shops, interests, business, individuals, to come in and help the principal to be available to him or her. i had six schools, the last six have a partner. they're all east of anacostia. i went to see doc cook and some of you may know doc cook from the pentagon. doc, i need some help. he was the mayor there. i don't believe this. the last time that happened -- the last time that happened, i found colin powell sitting in front of me. he said give me that phone.
it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation...
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george washington carver got plastic out of soybeans. you can get fuel out of them, you can eat them, and it is very important that we understand that our corn and our soybeans are very key parts of the illinois economy. 40% of our economy comes from agriculture. we need to honor those who till our land, who plow our fields, and they are very special people who work very hard. they have a tremendous work ethic and i really honor all of those in illinois agriculture. we have to work with them to grow our opportunities to export our products, to take our bio products and convert them into plastics or other goods and services that make a difference around the world. the shedd aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world, the most visited aquarium in the world. it is located in our state in chicago. they have a soybean roof. they discovered that you can take soybeans, convert them to pay, a white paint, and roll that paint onto an asphalt roof like the shedd aquarium, 75-year result, and that white root -- white paint reflects the sun off t
george washington carver got plastic out of soybeans. you can get fuel out of them, you can eat them, and it is very important that we understand that our corn and our soybeans are very key parts of the illinois economy. 40% of our economy comes from agriculture. we need to honor those who till our land, who plow our fields, and they are very special people who work very hard. they have a tremendous work ethic and i really honor all of those in illinois agriculture. we have to work with them to...
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kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government. it was cruise missile strikes, in combination with military units on the ground, but it was a very disik signal from the obama administration that they are serious in assisting yemen remove these al qaeda facilities from its soil. >> reporter: the target, al qaeda of the arabian peninsula, an affiliate of osama bin laden's group with a popular following in yemen. the yemeni offshoot claimed responsibility for the attempted airliner bombing on christmas day, but american counter-terrorist teams have been track al qaeda in yemen since the uss "cole" bombing in 2000 and the
kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government....
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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earlier we asked the hockey superstar if he is overwhelmed by all of his success. >> in washington it is a pretty cool thing. you go in a shop or you buy some stuff and shopping and people just say hey alex, good game last night, critical game. it is very fun. >> one more interesting thing, this tough guy on the ice actually admit that had he cries at movies. well, actually, so do i. go figure. finally, let's have some fun, some fast fun, some of the best work happened this year when our reporters got right in the middle of the action in this case, speeding through the turn at 120 miles per hour at the famous dover international speedway for chris miller it was time to start your engine to see if he could survive the notorious monster mile. >> chris miller and don knee knew birring here's dover international stairway, year two of the monster mile experience, got the fan experience and i'm going behind the wheel, time to go drive. ten laps of fun, let's get it done. >> it's official, here is my pit pass and my name on it. if anything happens, put it in my meme mores. >> are now a semip
earlier we asked the hockey superstar if he is overwhelmed by all of his success. >> in washington it is a pretty cool thing. you go in a shop or you buy some stuff and shopping and people just say hey alex, good game last night, critical game. it is very fun. >> one more interesting thing, this tough guy on the ice actually admit that had he cries at movies. well, actually, so do i. go figure. finally, let's have some fun, some fast fun, some of the best work happened this year...
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not a single minister in washington, d.c. would marry them. the black community wrote them hostile letters for the rest of their life, how dare you marry a white woman and the white community wrote hostile letters, how dare you marry a black man. guess who agreed to officiate? frederick grimke agreed to officiate, and it was almost as if the circumstance is he will was complete for angelina grimke. she's really to the very end of her life, someone who lives her principles, and suffers for that. i mean, paid for that dearly. yeah. somebody else had one more question. yeah? >> in the campaign for the presidency, did wives participate in those days? >> jefferson davis never campaigned. he was sifting, you know, she says, we were clipping our roses in the rose garden when someone rode up and said, guess what? you're the president of the confederacy. julia, it would be hard -- she did not campaign. she did not understand most of the issues involved in politics. but she recounts in her memoir that they're sitting at the table. he was veryters. he wa
not a single minister in washington, d.c. would marry them. the black community wrote them hostile letters for the rest of their life, how dare you marry a white woman and the white community wrote hostile letters, how dare you marry a black man. guess who agreed to officiate? frederick grimke agreed to officiate, and it was almost as if the circumstance is he will was complete for angelina grimke. she's really to the very end of her life, someone who lives her principles, and suffers for that....
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washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a demonstration that involved teachers and students and protests of students that had gone murdered at orangeburg, south carolina. this preceded can stay. national guard killed a bunch of young black students on campus. and of course dr. king was killed in april and we had this mass of memorial, probably -- i left in june. i was finishing at the same time we were organizing -- i was a bus driver at the time and we organized the largest tract in the history of the city in 68. at the big rally which involved many people that had been involved with us at the time, some of yo
washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a...
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washington leading washington sta state. gaddy goes in easily and scores and that's another example of washington state not recognizing on defense. and ken bone talked to his players about that yesterday. he said this might be the quietest team he has ever been around. he said we have to communicate on defense. tell your teammates where you are. 6:47 to play. 74-53. coming to from you seattle, washington, bank of america arena. and the washington state cougars led by four at halftime, but it's been all huskies in the second half. >> miles: things are coming too easy for the university of washington. it's just a lay-up drill out there. they're getting in the papts anytime they want. they have 32 points in the paint tonight, 18 of them in the second half. and they're just shooting wide open lay-ups. >> steve: washington when they win it's because of defense, not offense. even though they lead the league in scoring at 81 points per game. but their defense paves the way for their offense and they limited washington state to a mi
washington leading washington sta state. gaddy goes in easily and scores and that's another example of washington state not recognizing on defense. and ken bone talked to his players about that yesterday. he said this might be the quietest team he has ever been around. he said we have to communicate on defense. tell your teammates where you are. 6:47 to play. 74-53. coming to from you seattle, washington, bank of america arena. and the washington state cougars led by four at halftime, but it's...
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. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card scene. this one near boston. the boardwalk. in the town of hull. on bo
. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay...
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washington would go on to win. two days later in d krfrment, 94-91. >> phil: what a shot that was. >> steve: we are tied for the 14th time, 68 apiece. steve buckhantz, phil chenier and our comcast sportsnet crew. that was not an easy shot, is it, phil? 689 no, it's not. he had andray blatche tracking him down but could not get a reach to get a piece that have. had some reverse english on that ball. >> steve: he has made five in a rowand has 19 points. randy foye answers. >> phil: you know, he realizes that brad miller not one of those shot blockers that has this team no. 1. >> steve: tied at 70, 2:07 to play, 10 points for randy foye. blatche guarding miller. rose hesitates, puts it up, knocked out of bounds by foye with four seconds to shoot. good defensive play 689 yeah, like i said, i think this is a good match-up and certainly good for foye, who continues to get better, continues to get more confidence, equally strong and that time gets the block on derrick rose. >> steve: hinrich penetrates, will not count. >>
washington would go on to win. two days later in d krfrment, 94-91. >> phil: what a shot that was. >> steve: we are tied for the 14th time, 68 apiece. steve buckhantz, phil chenier and our comcast sportsnet crew. that was not an easy shot, is it, phil? 689 no, it's not. he had andray blatche tracking him down but could not get a reach to get a piece that have. had some reverse english on that ball. >> steve: he has made five in a rowand has 19 points. randy foye answers....
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this was the very edge of time and now it's almost downtown washington, d.c.. this is in chinatown. >> we are here at calvary baptist church because of a real important event that happened in the temperance movement. when that happened in 1895. that was when the anti-saloon league had its first meeting in this building. he recruited a college senior named wayne wheeler. wheeler became the asl is general counsel and he was, i like to call him the karl rove of his day. he is the guy who invented pressure politics. how the asl was going to squeeze these different politicians to force them to vote dry, and not running wet. they met here in this building in 1895 and began a national strategy of how the asl is going to turn the country dry. one of the things they decided was to go after the state's first. by the states, they got the states to allow local option laws, when there was a local option law in place that meant the church allies of asl, and these were an evangelical protestants, could you their political influence to enforce the county to go dry. you still s
this was the very edge of time and now it's almost downtown washington, d.c.. this is in chinatown. >> we are here at calvary baptist church because of a real important event that happened in the temperance movement. when that happened in 1895. that was when the anti-saloon league had its first meeting in this building. he recruited a college senior named wayne wheeler. wheeler became the asl is general counsel and he was, i like to call him the karl rove of his day. he is the guy who...
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and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i thought when i came to the map that i was going to be focusing on the new world and particularly this naming of america. very quickly, as john suggested, i started just seeing more and more in the map and feeling as though there was an opportunity to do a much more comprehends a book that would survey the map as a whole and could be an excuse for doing a kind of geographical and intellectual adventure story, with a mad kind of as the backdrop. so what struck me most was it wasn't just one world that's depicted here. it's actually many worlds. if you just change your perspective is what i
and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i...
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let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and for a look at what's coming up on meet t"meet the press," h david gregory. >> a new year and new fears about terrorism. how safe are we here at home? we'll talk live to the president's top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan. than an exclusive interview with the former director of the cia, michael hayden, and former secretary of homeland security, michael chertoff. plus, our political roundtable weighs in on the year ahead for the obama administration. it's all this morning on "meet the press." >>> do you find it hard to lose weight because you're always hungry? well, hunger is natural. it's
let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness intensifying to the surprising cavs and this area is booming. and breaking down the area teams. >>> you know hoops in the area you grew up around here. virginia is doing it and we'll see about maryland. this is hard to beat. >> no question. and i think they have a chance to make the tournament, that will make it happy. i owe it. >> and a couple with the terps and to help themselves, they got cincinnati and wisconsin in the early season tournament and a lot to william and mary. it's not that bad. how do they shake it up. what do they do in conference pl
washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness...
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we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and it'll be using our workers who know how to manufacture. and that will be a real boon, i think, to our economy and send a good message that our people know how to -- you know, how to build trains. and also the infrastructure for that. so we're just at the starting point. but the future is very bright for this. >> yeah. i've got three grandchildren i'll just leave with this. and i know that they'll be in their productive years in the 40s and 50s. and if we don't get started now -- and we appreciate the beginnings, the strong beginnings of the
we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and...
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you quote from the letter washington wrote after his marriage to march but to the richard washington merchant comment that washington is fixed up the seat of the mount vernon, with an agreeable life and hopes to find more happiness in retirement than i ever found in a wise and bustling world. it sounds like a happy man. >> guest: yes. happy. but agreeable does not suggest grand passion or a deep love. this is the problem washington had for the rest of his life. a lot of people thought marriage martha was convenience. she was the richest and widow and virginia and she was looking for somebody to manage this magnificent the states and washington was a colonel and commander of the troops of the french and indian war and was just about perfect in every way. incidentally she was pursued by some of the richest men in virginia before she decided to marry watching 10. they were the same age, but the more you think about it if you watch what happened after words, you realize there was definitely an attraction there. and the most surprising thing i found was more than a decade very happy marri
you quote from the letter washington wrote after his marriage to march but to the richard washington merchant comment that washington is fixed up the seat of the mount vernon, with an agreeable life and hopes to find more happiness in retirement than i ever found in a wise and bustling world. it sounds like a happy man. >> guest: yes. happy. but agreeable does not suggest grand passion or a deep love. this is the problem washington had for the rest of his life. a lot of people thought...
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king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get him involved, and he wrote this fabulous sum -- "happy birthday, dr. kaine." it was one the popular. -- fabulous sum ong -- "happy birthday, dr. king." everybody was there, cheering, and there was someone i recognized immediately, and dizzy gillespie -- immediately, dizzy gillespie. we invited him up to the stage and he was playing "blues alley ." we all got together, during one of the years after, and there was a call from the white house that came to stevie wonder. and they wanted him to come to the white house to
king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there are indications al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against target inside sanad, possibly our embassy. >> reporter: president barack obama in his weekly address tied al qaeda operatives in yemen to the attempted bombing of a northwest jet christmas day. the suspect, a 23-year-old nigerian, abdulmutallab, received training. a lack of coordination among u.s. government agencies failed to keep him off the plane. >> there is no smoking gun piece of intelligence out there that said he was a terrorist, going to carry out this attack against that aircraft. we had bits and pieces of information. >> reporter:
cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there...
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then they went to washington, and they sat in and took over buildings in the health department and so on, and locked themselves in like it was civil rights movement. and they refused to leave, and they were arrested and thrown out. a lot of them were injured badly that you don't know what it's like to be turned over by a horse or a policeman when you're in a wheelchair. but the one. now, who remembers? now they have a curb ramp. right? and we step over it or we'll update and are completely unaware that people took great risks and probably risks to their health, risks to their career, may have shortened their allies in fighting for that ramp. and there are many, many examples of this. another favorite of mine is the idea of a vacation. now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure o
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most successful administrators in the history of the country probably the most successful since george washington and he must have done something right. so it struck me here was a great subject to look at ethical leadership because here was a man extremely ethical on the one hand and perhaps the most successful public administrator ever produced. -- and use it he's one of the most successful leaders since george washington. what are some of the exhibits you could give the people could learn from that? >> he happened to manage any world war ii roosevelt called him the organizer of victory in world war ii. truman called him the greatest american at the age. he developed and let something like 84 generals during world war ii. he redesigned army education, army officer training in the 1930's and then produced from fort benning georgia from the infantry officer school most of the great generals of world war ii and he also identified and brought eisenhower into the fold, and then he didn't raise mcarthur so to speak but he saved macarthur. he got him out in 1942 and so he was also overseeing macarthur.
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in a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone since adolf on a black man, the black man should kill the adult whether he is a four leggitt all were to leggitt bald. that's her to sing in public. i'm sure at that time and maybe you can put it in perspective. even today we don't get important african american leaders standing of saying things like that. yes, absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power and he's quick to be probably the most eloquent article critic of american democracy during the post war period. malcolm is also a bold enough to criticize president kennedy for not acting productively enough in birmingham alabama. what's interesting when we study malcolm x and look at his that malcolm really serves as a counterpart to king but in a way people usually don't think of. its counterpart to king has the good black man and malcolm is the bad nasty and high white black man. malcolm is a counterpart saying things king can't say very boldly in a very con
in a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone since adolf on a black man, the black man should kill the adult whether he is a four leggitt all were to leggitt bald. that's her to sing in public. i'm sure at that time and maybe you can put it in perspective. even today we don't get important african american leaders standing of saying things like that. yes, absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power and he's quick to be...
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. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr. obama's good friends is urging him to slow down in 2010. as the president rests up for his second year in office, one of his closest allies here in hawaii is expressing concern about the pace of year one. >> i think he's done exceedingly well, although, for 50 years now, he is pushing himself too hard. >> reporter: the charge he has too much on his plate usually comes from republicans. this time it's democrat daniel ino inoue, who speaks with authority after serving in the senate with ten presidents now. >> five months ago we had some very informal gathering and the president looked at me and said, well, dan, how am i
. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr....
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leading off today is timothy joseph from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you withagree with him or not, i think he will find him very intelligent. >> thank you very much. i must say as an aging law professor, power point is still something i'm not very comfortable with. i will do my best to move my slides along, but you might also listen to what i have to say. if there is anything that we can predict with almost certainty about the health legislation that will emerge in the next month, is that legislation will include the health insurance exchange. a health insurance exchanges quite simply unorganized market for the purchase of health insurance. the exchange's most familiar to us are the -- are those represent
leading off today is timothy joseph from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you withagree with him or not, i...
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the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and there's a political imperative here in washington as well, and that is because every member of the house of representatives is going up for re-election this year, 2010, and a third of the senate. there's considerable pressure from democratic allies in congress to do something about jobs. a second stimulus bill already passed the house in december, alex, pending in the senate, but the world keeps intruding here at the white house. of course, the attempted bombing on christmas day has focused the attention here. two weeks the review took from homeland security and intelligence officials here. the president with the big
the announcement is being read as an attempt to shift the talk in washington back to the economy and away from that christmas day terror attempt. nbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you, mike. >> reporter: good morning, alex. >> how effective do you think it will be for the president to shift away from terror and on to the economy? listen, both these things, while different in tone, they're both imperative. >> reporter: absolutely, and...
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the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: paul solman takes a real estate tour in atlanta with two experts on housing prices. >> there's reasons to believe it will stay down and there are reasons to believe it's going to come back. that's why you economists drive people crazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez has the story of american doctors and nurses helping to rebuild haiti's shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for its ability to respond to a biological attack. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour
the nation's $1.4 trillion deficit was topic number one in washington today. president obama is planning to call for a three-year freeze on some government spending. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: the senate rejected a plan to create a bipartisan panel to tackle the deficit. we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections....
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that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the democratic party's primary rules to proportional representation from a winner- take-all system. without the jackson campaign, hillary clinton would have been the democratic party's nominee in 2008. >> suarez: the chicago that schools barack obama in politics is not only harold washington's chicago, it's also jesse jackson's chicago and louis fair kahn's chicago, the johnson family of ebony and jet magazine. aren't a lot of different ways of being black in america proposed during this era? >> absolutely. another person in chicago th
that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the...
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robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour. >> thank you all very much. my goodness, thank you. wow, this is a wonderful occasion. several of us were quite nervous when we saw the snow start last night, so i'm delighted the sun is out and shining on all of you here as we gather for this the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking gathering and agreement in cairo. when i think about that and the thousands of people who were part of it who came together to declare with one voice that reproductive health care is critical to the health of women and that women's health is essential to the prosperity and opportunity of all, to the stability of families and c
robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour....
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george washington bridge, gwb in upper manhattan. cold night in new york city and much of the northeast. even in the midwest there. jacqui jeras says we're expecting a nor'easter tomorrow and travel, travel delays in the northeast corridor is get ready on your way back home from the holidays. >>> meantime a smoky smell in the cockpit forced a delta flight to turn around and head back to boston this morning. delta flight 1379 had been in the air about 8 minutes bound for new york city when the pilot decided to turn back. the odor had dissipated by the time the plane and its 34 passengers returned to the gate at logan international airport. now, delta says its pilot was acting out of an abundance of safety. better safe than sorry. >>> american airlines is under the faa's microscope after the carrier racked up three botched landings in less than two weeks. you're looking at video of the worse of the incidents when the jet overran a runway in jamaica injuring 91 passengers. that came just a few days after a plane slid off the side of a n
george washington bridge, gwb in upper manhattan. cold night in new york city and much of the northeast. even in the midwest there. jacqui jeras says we're expecting a nor'easter tomorrow and travel, travel delays in the northeast corridor is get ready on your way back home from the holidays. >>> meantime a smoky smell in the cockpit forced a delta flight to turn around and head back to boston this morning. delta flight 1379 had been in the air about 8 minutes bound for new york city...
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transfer, how did you work on the transformation agreement affected personally endwise this one event in washington your only event when you speak so often on your other books? >> it is inappropriate final question. it affected me personally. and that it set me off on a circumnavigation of the world of evil. and, as circumnavigating the world of evil and injustice against the jews and other groups, the further i go the more i end up at the same point. and i always end up where i started. so it has done that to me. as to why this is my only event, because i choose to. >> i want to thank rabbi weinblatt flory stimulating discussion and a very importantr as you say, still covers and offers a very powerful message for us. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> edwin black is the author of many books including ibm and the holocaust, the war against the weekend inteal combustion. he is the editor of the cutting edge news. for more information that the transfer agreement.com. john cassidy, a frequent contributor to the new york review of books argues free-market economic theories failed to take into accou
transfer, how did you work on the transformation agreement affected personally endwise this one event in washington your only event when you speak so often on your other books? >> it is inappropriate final question. it affected me personally. and that it set me off on a circumnavigation of the world of evil. and, as circumnavigating the world of evil and injustice against the jews and other groups, the further i go the more i end up at the same point. and i always end up where i started....
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jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag vegetables and the great taste of sauce. try green giant valley fresh steamers. each bag microwaves in minutes, steaming the vegetables until they're cooked to perfection. try green giant valley fresh steamers. why was i hit with this thunderbolt? at 43. when i try to eat right and take care of myself. now i'm on an aspirin regimen because it helps me live the life i want to live. so i can continue to do the things that i love. it's so simple. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i feel great a
jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag...
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covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny from congress going forward. that always tends to make the market skittish. host: what does this say about the political year? guest: there's a lot of anger out there and everyone is looking for a scapegoat. part of the pitch democratic leaders are making to members is that this is not the only chance you have to show voters you are angry also. we have the jobs bill, the other reform -- this vote dire consequences. there will file for cloture as early as today which would set a vote for no later than thursday or friday. senators do not like to stick around for a friday vot
covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny...
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special correspondent, tom brokaw, david brooks, washington post columnist, and historian, doris goodwin. >>> but, first, the u.s. has closed the embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. >> it appears that he joined the affiliate of al qaeda. this group trained him, equipped them with the explosives, and directed them to attack that plane headed for america z we are joined now live by the president's top counterterrorism adviser. welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you. >> is it because of specific intelligence that says that an attack is coming? >> yes. there are and i spoke with the ambassador down there and the british embassy and it will give the government an opportunity to thwart that threat. >> it's the threat that we know that they have been tash getting and safeguard and the president talking about al qaeda in yemen. is yemen a new front in this battle against al qaeda? >> no, we have known about it in this administration and even in the last administration there has been focus on yemen. i've trave
special correspondent, tom brokaw, david brooks, washington post columnist, and historian, doris goodwin. >>> but, first, the u.s. has closed the embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. >> it appears that he joined the affiliate of al qaeda. this group trained him, equipped them with the explosives, and directed them to attack that plane headed for america z we are joined now live by the president's...
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embassy as washington battles to move extremism with talks and with force. >>> and it looks like new york's tavern on the green restaurant has gone out of business after all that time. a look at the party that ended it all and how people are remembering one of the city's most famous landmarks. >>> you are watching "hln news and views" on this first sunday of 2010. great to have you with us. i'm susan hendricks. we want to get you updated. authorities have arrested a florida man who allegedly gunned down four members of his family after thanksgiving dinner. u.s. marshals captured paul merhige at a hotel in the florida keys last night. there he is on surveillance camera. he was the focus of an intense manhunt after he allegedly shot and killed his twin sisters and a 79-year-old aunt. he also allegedly killed 6-year-old michaela sitton as she slept in her family's jupiter, florida, home. with his arrest, michaela's father says he will be able to sleep at night. >> it means i'll be able to sleep a little better tonight, and i won't be patrolling the inside of my house with my shotgun, yo
embassy as washington battles to move extremism with talks and with force. >>> and it looks like new york's tavern on the green restaurant has gone out of business after all that time. a look at the party that ended it all and how people are remembering one of the city's most famous landmarks. >>> you are watching "hln news and views" on this first sunday of 2010. great to have you with us. i'm susan hendricks. we want to get you updated. authorities have arrested a...
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that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the state and this nation. in south carolina alone, it would expand medicaid rolls by over 500,000 people. it would wind up costing taxpayers in the state more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. it would mean that medicaid would grow to be almost 40% of our budget and almost once was three of the population of south carolina would be on medicaid itself. all this means that unless people across our state really make their voice heard, significant cuts to other parts of government or substantial raises in taxes are coming our way. if you are to
that is to make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i want to restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to future generations, the american dollar, and the long- term viability of the south carolina and american economy. debts are spiraling out of control in washington, d.c. health care reform will bring immediate damages bolts to the...
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the john hopkins school for evidence international studies in washington, d.c. hosts this 90 minute event. >> my name is bruce, the director of the russian studies program, and i am very pleased to welcome you to this lecture by dr. r. g. brown. the even is co-sponsored by sais and st. ns college was this part of oxford university where dr. brown spent most of his professional career. archie brown is emeritus professor of politics at the university of oxford emeritus fellow of st. antony's college. he began his academic career with doctoral studies of the london school of economics and political science where he worked with leonard shapiro was the giants in the development of russian soviet studies in the west. from lsd, he moved to a lectureship in the department of politics and [applause] university and then on to oxford. the following decades he was a visiting professor of yale, columbia university and university of texas austin. in 1998 he was distinguished visiting fellow at the kellogg institute of international studies at the university of notre dame. i a
the john hopkins school for evidence international studies in washington, d.c. hosts this 90 minute event. >> my name is bruce, the director of the russian studies program, and i am very pleased to welcome you to this lecture by dr. r. g. brown. the even is co-sponsored by sais and st. ns college was this part of oxford university where dr. brown spent most of his professional career. archie brown is emeritus professor of politics at the university of oxford emeritus fellow of st....
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it's written by june kronhoss, a washington, d.c. base writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as a foreign correspondent, as the bureau's bureau chief in boston and deputy bureau chief in washington and as a journal reporter in washington where she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be by stacy childress, a lecturer in the general management unit at the harvard business school and co-founder of the public education leadership program at harvard. she study the aunt pra tra newer education in the united states and her paper is entitled "investing in improvement strategy and resource education in public school districts." the third up will be marty west. marty's an assistant professor at the harvard graduate school of education. he also serves as an executive editor of the journal "education next." as deputy director of the program on education policy and governance at harvard university. before joining the harvard faculty, marty taught at brown university, and was a research fellow at the b
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>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security check point at dallas/ft. worth international airport was left unattended for an hour-and-a-half. we understand employees from the airport department of public safety were actually the ones who find the unsecured area during routine patrol. now the tsa is responding to the incident. laura ingle joins us to explain. >> hi, julie. the idea that anyone or anything could have passed throu
>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're...
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and after 9/11 washington's approach to iraq changed. and this you argued in the spring or in march of 2002 objectively the threat from iraq haven't worsened as a result of 11 of september but what had however changed was the tolerance of the international community and especially that of the united states. before i go into my first question, summary of the situation thus far. can i ask what extent in this period before and after 9/11, before we and the british government were set on a new strategy to what extent was there a debate about the strategic options over iraq, the relevant cabinet committee which was gop didn't meet in this period were you putting a range of different options before the prime minister? >> thank you. my idea with the period before 9/11 and after if i may, before 9/11, we were essentially trying to contain interesting policy which was containment. i came in as the foreign secretary in june of 2001 and i was briefed on the problems we were facing with the existing sanctions. i saw papers my predecessor robin cook
and after 9/11 washington's approach to iraq changed. and this you argued in the spring or in march of 2002 objectively the threat from iraq haven't worsened as a result of 11 of september but what had however changed was the tolerance of the international community and especially that of the united states. before i go into my first question, summary of the situation thus far. can i ask what extent in this period before and after 9/11, before we and the british government were set on a new...
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at a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone sets a dog on a black man the black man should kill the dog whether he is a four-legged dog or two-legged dog. that is hard to say in public, i'm sure, at that time. just maybe kind of put that in perspective. even today we adopted an important african american leader standing up saying things like that. >> guest: absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power, and he is really going to be probably the most eloquent radical critic of american democracy during the postwar postwar period. malcolm also is bold enough to criticize president kennedy for not acting proactively enough in birmingham, alabama. what is interesting when we study malcom x and look at him is that malcolm really serves as a counterpart to king, but in a way that people usually don't think of it. they think of him as a counterpart to king as the good black man, and malcolm is the bad, nasty, anti-white black man. no, malcolm is the counterpart sa
at a press conference in washington, d.c. he said if anyone sets a dog on a black man the black man should kill the dog whether he is a four-legged dog or two-legged dog. that is hard to say in public, i'm sure, at that time. just maybe kind of put that in perspective. even today we adopted an important african american leader standing up saying things like that. >> guest: absolutely. one of malcolm's most important characteristics was the ability to speak truth to power, and he is really...
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and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i wrote a bunch of stuff that you wrote about lew wasserman down. white shirt and dark tie all the time? >> guest: all the time. and he also made it a uniform. there was a dress code at mca. they wanted to -- jules stein started this before wasserman, but they -- they believed that it was important -- they wanted to sort of elevate the image of talent agents and make them seem more professional. and so -- and jules was, actually, an ophthalmologist by training, so he -- he wanted to sort of upgrade the image. and so it was a strict dress code. in the early days at mca, everybody
and he turned around and didn't go to his dinner and went back to washington. and as he recounted the story to me later, he said, really, i had no choice. c-span: why? >> guest: because he couldn't -- he couldn't have risked engaging the wrath of wasserman. i mean, wasserman would have not supported him and would have blocked other people from supporting him, and he needed -- he couldn't have -- he couldn't afford to lose hollywood's support in his fund-raising for his campaign. c-span: i...
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on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a couple of live events tomorrow morning. the first public meeting of the financial industry inquiry commission is on c-span 2. 9:00 eastern. financial causes including testimony from the head onfzce bank of america, morgan stanley. j.p. morgan chase and goldman sachs and house arms services committee focuses on china's military. representatives from departments the u.s. pacific command that's live on c-span 3 at 10:00 eastern. the deadline is approach together enter c-span's 2010 student cam. just create a 5-8 minute video on one of our country's greatest stren
on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a...
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the weather was bad and we stayed in washington. i think it was that one where the decision was taken that we would give this as a briefing paper to the sunday journalists, the press, there were half a dozen of them traveling on the plane to washington. as it happened it got next to no coverage at all. it was interesting, if i was quite interesting. they were -- it was there, it may be informed some of the things they wrote or not i don't know. but contrary to the september dossier which fought massive global exposure this got relatively little. and it became much better known and rather unfortunate controversy when it emerged the routinely stated it was taken off routine and wasn't. i'm not apologizing, i'm not defending alistair right away but it was taken from an article in the middle east journal. and then once that as it were process plant became exposed i think it was by 24 news frenzy. >> can i just go back to what you just said? there is a context in which this was being done what was it considered important to have a docume
the weather was bad and we stayed in washington. i think it was that one where the decision was taken that we would give this as a briefing paper to the sunday journalists, the press, there were half a dozen of them traveling on the plane to washington. as it happened it got next to no coverage at all. it was interesting, if i was quite interesting. they were -- it was there, it may be informed some of the things they wrote or not i don't know. but contrary to the september dossier which fought...
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he might not have been able to sit at a restaurant in washington d.c. decades ago because of his race. he was right about that. on certain level sometimes he plays history professor and chief nine just commander in chief and imparts a real lesson but for the most part he has tried to stay away from racial matters which is very impact on the african-american community especially in terms of public policy. >> there was a recent flap disclosed in a new book by two journalists called game change, the book which revealed a private conversation and harry reid had, the senate democratic leader. especially back gain obama, as saying this was a match your view calling him the fact he was a light skinned african-americans and and did not use the negro dialect unless he wanted to. there was a lot of back and forth, that. over the weekend. what do you make of that? that comment and a controversy? >> guest: it shows the complexity of the african americans when they try to judge the sincerity in terms of harry reid politically is not a right-wing politician he was ne
he might not have been able to sit at a restaurant in washington d.c. decades ago because of his race. he was right about that. on certain level sometimes he plays history professor and chief nine just commander in chief and imparts a real lesson but for the most part he has tried to stay away from racial matters which is very impact on the african-american community especially in terms of public policy. >> there was a recent flap disclosed in a new book by two journalists called game...
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see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. hello. i'm elizabeth couch, mayor of the city of burnsville and president of the u.s. conference of mayors. i would like to introduce -- [applause] >> thank you. i would like to now introduce the conference leadership here with me on is past president, jerry abramson. where is jerry? richard daley of chicago. doug palmer of trenton. [applause] >> don pasqualik of akron. joe reilly of charleston. c.e.o. and executive director tom cochran. and ladies and gentlemen, our friend from the white house, valerie jerod. my friends, it is a great honor for me to introduce to you our featured speaker, michelle obama, as first lady has bol
see the senate live on c-span 2. >> each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend they'll discuss politics, government, and their futures, "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> from first lady michelle obama on preventing childhood obesity and spoke earlier at the annual meeting on the u.s. conference of mayors. this is about 25 minutes. >> good afternoon,...
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they still think i am in washington d.c.. i go to denver 1/3 twice a week occasionally i can do it from colorado springs. there is a studio there. the miracle of being mobile i am as much in touch through the internet and e-mail and picking up the phone with sources here then when i lived in the beltway area. >> host: what does your husband do? >> by training he is a health economist but by the the living, and he is a stay at home dad. we have a nine year-old daughter and a six year-old son and our lives revolve around the them. they are my world and everything i do, my right thing, the thrust of my passion is because of my children removed out to colorado to give them a healthier and a better life which we're very appreciative for and i have dedicated many of the books in mention my husband and my kids in every single book. >> host: according to nielsen books can use sold over 500,000 books. has you're breaking media wealthy? >> guest: it has given us a good life. one of the wonders and i always joke about this it is the ama
they still think i am in washington d.c.. i go to denver 1/3 twice a week occasionally i can do it from colorado springs. there is a studio there. the miracle of being mobile i am as much in touch through the internet and e-mail and picking up the phone with sources here then when i lived in the beltway area. >> host: what does your husband do? >> by training he is a health economist but by the the living, and he is a stay at home dad. we have a nine year-old daughter and a six...